Education category: 70663 books
Edu-renaissance
Notes from a Globetrotting Higher Educator
Language: English
Release Date: March 29, 2016
Born in New Delhi, raised in Singapore, and educated "everywhere", including Asia, the United States, and Europe — Professor Feng Da Hsuan (冯达旋) is the epitome of a man who has worn many hats in both the East and West. From being the Vice President for Research and Economic Development...
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Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2010
Globalisation, Ideology and Education Policy Reforms, which is the 11th volume in the 12-volume book series Globalisation, Comparative Education and Policy Research, presents scholarly research on major discourses concerning globalisation and the politics of education reforms. It reviews some of the...
by Ms Missy Morton, Dr. David Mills
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2013
'Written in a clear, accessible style, this inspirational book is both a practical guide and a survey of the different ways of doing ethnography. Drawing on wide-ranging examples and using classic and contemporary ethnographies, the authors demonstrate the importance of developing an ethnographic...
Psychology for Inclusive Education
New Directions in Theory and Practice
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2008
What can psychology offer inclusive education? Traditionally, special education has looked to psychology for many of its theoretical resources and practical strategies. While those seeking to promote more inclusive education have tended to see psychology and psychologists as part of the problem by...
Mapping the Terrain of Education Reform
Global trends and local responses in the Philippines
Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2015
This book envisions the formulation of critical perspectives on education reform using the Philippine experience, recognizing the need to address relevant issues and challenges particularly in an increasingly globalized twenty-first century setting. A specific education reform project, the Leaders...
Reinventing Intercultural Education
A metaphysical manifest for rethinking cultural diversity
Language: English
Release Date: November 25, 2016
Most existing books in the fields of multicultural or intercultural education have been written based on anthropologists’ cultural dimensions, which presume culture is a fixed entity. Reinventing Intercultural Education is the first book to review multiple cultures and religions from a metaphysical...
by Carlos Alberto Torres
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2017
In the first volume in the Critical Global Citizenship Education series, Torres combines theoretical and empirical research to present an original perspective on global citizenship education as a vitally important way of learning in a globalized world. In examining the requirements for effective global...
by Bundy Donald; Patrikios Anthi; Mannathoko Changu; Tembon Andy; Manda Stella; Sarr Bachir; Drake Lesley
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2010
This Review was undertaken by the Networks of Ministry of Education HIV&AIDS Focal Point from countries in sub-Saharan Africa participating in the Accelerate Initiative, together with stakeholder and partner representatives.The education sector has become increasingly recognized as playing a key 'external'...
Education and the Reverse Gender Divide in the Gulf States
Embracing the Global, Ignoring the Local
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
In this groundbreaking work, the author provides a close examination of the relationship between gender and education in the Gulf Cooperation Countries (GCC) and reveals that women’s participation and achievement in education is rapidly outpacing that of men’s. Ridge refers to this situation as...
Gravissimum Educationis
Golden Opportunities in American Catholic Education 50 Years after Vatican II
Language: English
Release Date: August 6, 2015
Gravissimus Educationis: Golden Opportunities in American Catholic Education 50 Years after Vatican II reviews the development of American Catholic schools since the promulgation of Gravissimus Educationis, the only document on education produced by the Ecumenical Council known as Vatican II. This...
Radical Education and the Common School
A Democratic Alternative
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2010
What is education, what is it for and what are its fundamental values? How do we understand knowledge and learning? What is our image of the child and the school? How does the ever more pressing need to develop a more just, creative and sustainable democratic society affect our responses to these...
Kids in the Middle
The Micro Politics of Special Education
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2012
Kids in the Middle: The Micro-Politics of Special Education takes the reader on a fascinating journey through special education in the past, present, and future. On this journey, the micro-politics of special education are seen through the eyes and experiences of children with disabilities, their...
Disciplines of Education
Their Role in the Future of Education Research
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2010
Are the disciplines of education ghosts of a productive past or creative and useful forms of inquiry? Are they in a demographic and organisational crisis today?
The contribution of the ‘foundation disciplines’ of sociology, psychology, philosophy, history and economics to the study of...
Education Outcomes and Poverty
A Reassessment
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2013
What do we know about the outcomes of education in developing countries? Where are the gaps in our knowledge, and why are they important to fill? What are the policy challenges that underlie these knowledge gaps, and how can education best contribute to eliminating the problem of widespread poverty...